Fence.



Patented Feb. 13, I900. L. S. MORGAN.

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No. 643,332. Patented Feb. l3, I900. L. s. MORGAN.

FENCE.

[Application filed July 11. 1899) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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LINGUE S. MORGAN, OF KENDALL, KANSAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,332, dated February13, 1900.

. Application filed July 11, 1899. Serial No. 723,485. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LINGUE S. MORGAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kendall, in the county of Hamilton and State of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Fence, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to wire fences, and has for its object to providea comparatively rigid structure having improved means for compensatingfor the contraction and expansion of the runner-wires and also forholding the stays against longitudinal displacement or movement upon therunner-wires of the fence, and is especially designed to improve theconstruction of my former patent, No. 620,950, dated March 14:, 1899.

To these ends the present invention consists in the combination andarrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shownin the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in theappended claim, it being understood that changes in the form,proportion, size, and the minor details of construction may be madewithin the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spiritorsacrificing any of the advantages of the present invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved fence.Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail transverse sectional view taken on the line2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an end post having amodified form of fencing connected thereto. Fig. 4 is a transversesectional view taken adjacent to one of the braces of the fencing. Fig.5 is a detail View of a portion of one of the intermediate runnenwires.

Corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings aredesignated by like characters of reference.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates an end post ofsubstantially the same form as shown in my former patent, and 2designates an intermediate post, the improved fencing being shownconnected to the said posts. The intermediate post (shown in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings) is angular in crosssection and provided with verticalstrengthening corrugations 3, the upper end of the post being smooth, asindicated at 4, so as to receive a suitable cap 5. A plurality ofnotches 7 is formed in the angular edge of the post for the purpose ofreceiving the respective runner-wires 10, and the latter are held in thenotches by means of a suitable key 11. This post formation is no part ofthe present invention and has been shown and described merely toillustrate the preferred type of post to which the present invention isdesigned to be applied.

Each runner-wire of the fence is formed of two longitudinal strandshaving their contiguous sides flattened, so that said wires may restfirmly against each other, and thereby prevented from being twistedlongitudinally upon each other. At intervals in the lengths of the runner-wires the respective strands are each provided with loops or bentportions 14, the loops of each strand projecting laterally at the sameside of the strand, whereby the loops of adjacent strands extend inopposite directions. Furthermore, it will be seen that the loops ofadjacent strands are arranged in pairs, located at equal intervalsthroughout the length of the runner-wire, and the members of each pairof loops extend in opposite directions and from opposite sides of thewire.

It is preferable to form the stay-wires 15 from twisted wire, thestrands of which embrace the runner-wires, as clearly indicated in Fig.2 of the drawings. Each stay embraces the several runner-wiresintermediate of the members of the pairs of loops 14, so that the latterengage the stay at opposite sides thereof and in line with the fencing,so as to prevent longitudinal movement or displacement of the stay uponthe runner-Wires.

The loops 14: have two functions-viz., to prevent accidental movement ofthe stays upon the runner-wires, as hereinbefore described, and also tocompensate for the contraction and expansion of the strands of therunner-Wires, as will be understood.

In the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4: it will be noted that theupper and lower selvage-wires 16 and 17, respectively, and the middlelongitudinal Wire 18 are formed of heavy half-round wire, ashereinbefore described, and the strands of each of these runner-Wiresare connected together by means of barbs 19, which are located betweenthe adjacent pairs of loops 14. Suitable twisted runner-wires 20 arealso provided, those below the middle runner-wire 18 being arrangedcloser together than those above said middle Wire. Each stay 21 isformed from a single length of wire bent intermediate of its ends, sothat. the opposite sides thereof fit flush against each other for theentire length thereof. The opposite sides of. the stay embrace therespective upper and lower selvage-Wires and the middle wire, while oneside of the stay passes between the strands of the respective twistedintermediate wires, whereby said stay is effectively prevented frombeing accidentally moved or displaced longitudinally upon therunner-wires.

What I claim is A wire fence, comprising runner wires formed of strandsplaced in longitudinal en- LINGUE S. MORGAN.

Witnesses:

FORD CRITTENDEN, E. M. Soorr.

